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Wayne Gretzky Drive

Wayne Gretzky Drive
Wayne Gretzky Drive is located in Edmonton
Wayne Gretzky Drive
Wayne Gretzky Drive
Wayne Gretzky Drive
Start/End points Wayne Gretzky Drive and 66/75 Street
Maintained byCity of Edmonton
LocationEdmonton, Alberta
---- Wayne Gretzky Drive
Former name(s)Capilano Drive, Capilano Freeway
Length4.8 km (3.0 mi)[1]
South end101 Avenue
Major
junctions
106 Avenue, 112 Avenue, 118 Avenue
North endFort Road / Yellowhead Trail
Construction
Inauguration1969
---- 66 Street & 75 Street
Length16.2 km (10.1 mi)[1]
66 Street: 10.0 km (6.2 mi)
75 Street: 6.2 km (3.9 mi)
South end41 Avenue SW
Major
junctions
Ellerslie Road, 23 Avenue, 34 Avenue, Whitemud Drive, Roper Road, Argyll Road, Whyte (82) Avenue, 98 Avenue
North end101 Avenue

Wayne Gretzky Drive is a freeway in Edmonton, Alberta. Originally Capilano Drive/Capilano Freeway, it was officially renamed October 1, 1999, after NHL hockey player Wayne Gretzky, as a tribute to his years with the Edmonton Oilers. The same day, Wayne Gretzky's number 99 jersey was retired at the Skyreach Centre,[2] which lies just west of Wayne Gretzky Drive, at 118 Avenue. 66/75 Street is a major arterial road in east Edmonton which serves residential and industrial areas.

Wayne Gretzky Drive and 75 Street, both located between Whitemud Drive and Yellowhead Trail, are part of the eastern leg of what was planned to be Edmonton's Inner Ring Road. Wayne Gretzky Drive and 75 Street are part of a 39 km (24 mi) continuous roadway that runs from 41 Avenue SW to 33 Street NE (Edmonton's northeastern city limit) and includes portions of 66 Street and Fort Road, as well as all of Manning Drive.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Google (November 10, 2017). "75 Street & Wayne Gretzky Drive in Edmonton" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "Edmonton pays tribute to Wayne Gretzky". CBC News. October 1, 1999. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010.